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TIL that despite being the recipient of the revealed Beauty by Sarah Goodridge (a self-portrait from 1828 depicting her bare breasts), Senator Daniel Webster chose to marry a wealthier woman while keeping the painting.

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rRn94 TIL that combining the piperine in black pepper with curcumin in turmeric enhances curcumin absorption by up to 2000%.
kOE9B TIL the Byzantine Emperor Basi II, or Basi the Bulgar Slayer, after the Battle of Kleidion, put captured Bulgarians into groups of one-hundred, and left ninety-nine of each group blind. The latter of whom was captured and left with only one eye, and had to lead the blind group back home.
Eg05d TIL the male member of Boney M died on the same date and in the same city as Rasputin, the subject/title of the groups international hit.
rRXg4 TIL In-N-Out Burger used to have a phone number where someone gave you directions to the nearest burger location
kNEe TIL that the most pilots aren’t allowed to have a beard because of the shape of an oxygen mask